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General Dynamics unit awarded $15M contract modificationThe U.S Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $15M contract modification to continue development of the Common Missile Compartment for the Ohio replacement submarine and the United Kingdom's Successor ballistic-missile submarine. Electric Boat is a wholly owned subsidiary of General Dynamics. Electric Boat will procure long-lead-time material for the Common Missile Compartment's integrated missile-tube and hull. Initially awarded in December 2012, the five-year, $1.85B contract calls for Electric Boat to perform research and development work for the Navy's next-generation ballistic-missile submarine, which is scheduled to begin construction in 2021. The potential value of the overall contract is $2.3B. This work will engage Electric Boat's engineering and design organization, which comprises more than 4,000 employees. Possessing proven technical capabilities, these employees work on all facets of the submarine lifecycle from concept formulation and design through construction, maintenance and modernization, and eventually to inactivation and disposal.

Spirit AeroSystems likely to collect some funds from Gulfstream,says Wells FargoAfter Spirit AeroSystems (SPR) disclosed in a February 13 regulatory filing that it had settled its dispute with General Dynamics' (GD) Gulfstream unit with respect to amounts due on G650 deliveries from 2010 through Q3 2013, Wells Fargo expects Spirit to collect some of the $135M that it held n retainage in accounts receivable for Gulfstream underpayments as of the end of last year. The firm says it cannot estimate the amount that Spirit will collect. It keeps an Outperform rating on Spirit.